94 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 3
the Supreme Lord, Rukmini was actually meant for Lord Krsna. But
Sisupala was selected as her bridegroom by Rukmini’s elder brother,
although King Bhigmaka wanted his daughter to be married to Krsna.
Rukmini invited Krsna to take her away from the clutches of Sigupala,
so when the bridegroom, Sigupala, came there with his party with the
desire to marry Rukmini, Krsna all of a sudden swept her from the
scene, stepping over the heads of all the princes there, just as Garuda
carried away nectar from the hands of the demons. This incident will
be clearly explained in the Tenth Canto.
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TRAATATATT «—|-TOTSAT-
Sasat: TET! aTa: We ll
kakudmino ’viddhanaso damitva
svayamvare nagnajitim uvaha
tad-bhagnamanan api grdhyato jiiaii
jaghne *ksatah sastra-bhrtah sva-Sastraih
kakudminah—bulls whose noses were not pierced; aviddhanasah—
pierced by the nose; damitva—subduing; suayamvare—in the open compe-
tition to select the bridegroom; nagnijiti—Princess Nagnijiti; uvdha—
married; tat-bhagnamanah—in that way all who were disappointed; api—
even though; grdhyaytah—wanted; ajian—fools; jaghne—killed and
wounded; aksatah—without being wounded; sastra-bhrtah—equipped with
all weapons; sva-satraih— by His own weapons.
TRANSLATION
By subduing seven bulls whose noses were not pierced, the Lord
achieved the hand of Princess Nagnajiti in the open competition to
select her bridegroom. Although the Lord was victorious, His competitors
asked the hand of the Princess, and thus there was a fight. Well-equipped
with weapons, the Lord killed or wounded all of them, but He was not
hurt Himself.
